Bargaining Update

AT&T

AT&T members from CWA Local 3250 get ready for the countdown to contract this Saturday.

In Indianapolis, members of CWA Local 4900 are mobilizing for a fair contract at AT&T Midwest.

Bargaining is down to the wire at AT&T Midwest and AT&T Legacy and CWA members are stepping up mobilization to get management on track before contract expiration on Saturday night.

By a 93 percent vote, District 4 members overwhelmingly approved a strike authorization, giving CWA leaders the authority to call a strike if a fair contract can't be reached. Last week, Telecommunications and Technologies members also approved strike authorization by an overwhelming 'yes' vote.

United/Continental

Negotiations for one contract covering Flight Attendants at United Airlines are continuing. In 2010, United and Continental merged, and in 2011, AFA was certified as the bargaining representative for the post-merger United Flight Attendants. These negotiations are the first to integrate the two separate contracts. AFA-CWA negotiators and United management have agreed to a July 23 deadline to reach agreement. (Contracts in the airline industry don't have set expiration dates.) Read more here.

Helena Labs

CWA members at Helena Labs in Beaumont, Tex., are fired up for a new contract, and have been showing their support for the bargaining team in lots of ways. On the first day of bargaining, workers made signs for their cars that called for fair wages and a fair contract; they also wear black to show their solidarity. The contract covering 164 workers, members of Local 6139, expires April 30.

The bargaining committee includes: Marc LaRousse, President Local 6139; Calvin Carter, Vice President, Local 6139; Local 6139 members Joyce Baker and Robert Millard, and Stephanie Collier, D6 staff.